Our mission is contemporary person-centric wellness senior living, designed for the next generation: a customized, curated, and organic approach to wellness inspires everything we do. All members of our communities – residents, their family members, and team members – help make our communities what they are.

The Current South Shore offers 91 independent living apartments, 48 assisted living apartments, and 26 memory care apartments, with a neighborhood atmosphere and maintenance-free lifestyle. It's located near South Shore Hospital and directly across from the South Weymouth Train Station, offering easy access for team members, and residents’ families and friends.

The Activities Assistant is responsible for implementing assigned activities and programs to meet the needs, interests, and capabilities of the residents within the community for the Assisted Living and/or Memory Care neighborhoods. This team member is also responsible for engaging residents to participate in activities and programs each day. The Program Assistant position is a non-exempt, hourly position that will report to the Program Director.

Classified Title: Program Assistant (Memory Care)

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assists with planning and implementing activities that meet the needs and interests of the residents 
• Assists with creating resident histories and profiles with resident/family involvement 
• Assumes responsibility for set-up and clean-up of daily activities scheduled 
• Assists with creating a monthly social program calendar and distributes them to community personnel and residents 
• Keeps residents engaged between planned social activities 
• Drive the community vehicle for resident outings 
• Participates in and attends all in-service training as scheduled 
• Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as community policies and procedures 
• Other duties as assigned

• One to two years related experience in leading activities for the elderly 
• Experience managing and supervising group activities, preferred.
• Experience working with both seniors and children, preferred
• High school diploma or higher education preferred 
• Excellent verbal and written communication 
• Willing to work flexible hours 
• Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) with the ability to learn new applications 
• Ability to drive the community vehicle for resident outings 

Physical Abilities:

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.  
• An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 25 lbs. The associate must use proper body mechanics.

Valuing a connection to the community, we are creating a pedestrian-friendly front plaza which will offer art fairs, farmers markets, and festivals. Monarch believes its buildings serve residents, their families, and the Monarch team members. Therefore, they have created a team member and resident co-working space; art, creative, and performance spaces; and the WELL center (fitness, yoga, spa, and a fully-stocked juice bar) which can be used by all.

Benefits for Full-time Team Members:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical Coverage
• Health Advocacy
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Ancillary Benefits (Life/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability)
• Voluntary Life
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) Retirement and Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Free Parking
• Supportive Leadership
• Referral Bonuses
• And More!

COVID-19 vaccination, or qualified exemption, required.